Anisic-acid ethers of the cinchona alkaloids.



Y UNITE STATES i" HEINRICH THRON, OF 'FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO VEREINIGTE CI-IININFABRIKEN ZIMMER & 00., OF FRANKFORT-ON-THE- MAIN, GERMANY.

ANISlC-ACID ETHERS OFITHE CINCHONA ALKALOIDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 69 5,591, dated March I8, 1902.

Application filed January 8, 1902. Serial No. 88,933. (Specimens-l T crll'whom it may concern: The new anisylquinin still retains basic Beitknown thatI, HEINRIOHTHRON, asubproperties and forms salts with organic and ject of the Emperor of Germany, and a resiinorganic acids. These salts are also of great dent of Frankfort-on-the-lviain, Germany, value in medicine, as the therapeutic effect haveinvented certain new and useful Imof the'anisylquinin may be modified and removements in Pharmaceutical Products, of inforced by the proper selection of the acid which the following is a specification. with which the ether is combined. Thus the My invention relates to the production of salicylate of anisylquinin will be very effi hitherto unknown anisic-acid ethers of the cient in rheumatic affections, whereas the IO cinchona alkaloids having, in case quinin is cinnamic-acid salt of the anisylquinin will be used, most probably the following formula: of great value in tuberculous afiections' Instead of the phenolether of anisic acid O6H4OCH3'COO'O2OH23N2O' other alphylethers of anisic acid may be em- According to my researches these new comployed in the above process, and instead of 15 pounds can be easily obtained by heating the the quinin other cinchona alkaloids, such as 60.

alphylethers of anisic acid with the cinchona quinidin, may be used. a alkaloids. On using, for instance, the phenol- Having now described my invention andin. ether of anisic acid and quinin anisylquinin what mannerthe same is to be performed, is obtained, which is tasteless and possesses what I claim as new, and desire to secure by 20 great therapeutic value. The average dose Letters Patent, is- 5 employed for medicinal purposes is abouttwo 1. The herein-described new anisicacid grams. ethers of the cinchona alkaloids being insolu- In carrying out my new process practically ble in water, readily soluble in alchohol, ben- I can proceed as follows: 32.4 kilograms of zone and chloroform, still possessing basic 2 5 anhydrous quinin are heatedfora few hours properties and forming with organic and inorwith 22.8 kilograms or more of the phenolganic acids well-characterized salts, substan ether of anisic acid to a temperature of 120 tially as hereinbefore described. 7 centigrade. The new anisylquinin is then 2. The herein-described new anisic-acid formed according to the following equation: ether of quinin having most probably the for The product of the reaction is dissolved in forming tasteless fine needles, melting at 87 benzene. The benzene solution is treated to 88 centigrade insoluble in water, readily 35 with dilute alkali, which removes the phenol, soluble in alcohol, benzene and chloroform, and the new anisylquinin is then extracted forming well-characterized salts with organic from the benzene solutionby diluteacid. By and inorganic acids, substantially as deadding dilute ammonia to the acid solution scribed herein. and shaking with ether the anisylquinin is In testimony whereof I have signed my 40 dissolved in the latter and crystallizes out in namein the presence of two subscribing witthe shape of fine needles. nesses.

The new anisylquinin forms fine white nee- HEINRICH THRON, dles, melting at 87 to 88 centigrade. It is l/Vitnesses: tasteless, insoluble in water, readily soluble WILHELM EITEL,

5 in alcohol, benzene, and chloroform. THEOPHIL REGELMANN. 

